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    Tag: safety

    Winter Paddling: Cold Weather Doesn’t Have to Keep You off the Water

    Why and How Cold Weather Doesn’t Have to Keep You off the Water If you live in some place that’s…

    Coach Cain Coach Larry Cain, Paddle Monster Head Coach November 1, 2022
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    Paddling Safety: In Over Your Head

    SUP Paddling Safely Means not Getting in Over Your Head There is a fine line between pushing your limits as…

    Lisa Schell September 1, 2022
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    But What About the Critters? Paddling and Animal Encounters

    But What About the Critters When Paddling? Every now and then we see posts on social media from new or…

    Lisa Schell August 25, 2021
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    Blown a Mile Offshore: What Would You Do?

    Blown a mile offshore: What Would You Do? Several news stories captured my attention over the last few days, prompting…

    Lisa Schell August 9, 2021
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    Paddling Awareness: Understand the Risks of Standup Paddling

    Editor’s Note: It should be obvious that all of us at Paddle Monster LOVE paddling – we want everyone to…

    Lisa Schell July 19, 2021
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    SUP Travel: Let’s Talk about Waves and Beach Launches

    SUP Travel: Let’s Talk about Waves and Beach Launches All this month, I am working from home which is Maui,…

    Lisa Schell July 12, 2021
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    How to Know Which SUP Leash to Use

    How do I know which SUP leash to use? Buying a SUP? Don’t forget to get a leash to go…

    Lisa Schell June 21, 2021
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    Knowing When It’s Okay to Go Paddling: How to Improve your Skills Safely

    How do we know when its okay to go paddling? It’s raining. It’s kind of windy. There are whitecaps. The…

    Lisa Schell June 17, 2021
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    Paddling Solo Safely: Tech that Will Give You Peace of Mind

    Using Tech for Paddling Alone Safely A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I wrote a post…

    Lisa Schell June 14, 2021
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    Safety First – A Primer on How to Get Back to Paddling Safely

    How to Get Back To Paddling Safely It’s that time of year -many of us are returning to our favorite…

    Lisa Schell April 29, 2021
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    What You Should do Before that First Spring Paddle

    Ah spring! That wonderful time of year when nature explodes after the dark, dank grey of winter and re-ignites our…

    Lisa Schell April 3, 2021
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    Leashes 101: It’s that Time Again

    It’s time to talk about leashes. Why we need them. What kind to use. What kind not to use and…

    Lisa Schell September 10, 2020
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    USCG 2019 Recreational Boating Statistics and Paddling

    The U.S. Coast Guard has released its accident, injury and death statistics for 2019 and as always the results are…

    Lisa Schell June 17, 2020
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    Inflatable PFDs – Practice Deployment Might Just Save Your Life

    You may have read in a past Paddle Monster (Mullet) article about safety and knowing your paddle ohana – that…

    Tim Myers June 7, 2020
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    Strap It Down! Tips for Racking Your Paddle Craft

    Ways to Help Avoid Roof Rack Catastrophes Last week I did something I have done a thousand times: loaded my…

    Lisa Schell March 10, 2020
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    Another Casualty – Watch Over Your Ohana and Don’t Take Safety for Granted

    It’s with incredible sadness that another friend in our paddle community, Josh Hensley, has passed. After another paddle death, the…

    Tim Myers September 17, 2019
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    Staying Safe on Holiday Weekends with examples for Wrightsville Beach

    Holiday Weekends are dangerous for paddlers. Mostly because people have an easier time getting a 32-foot motorboat into the water…

    John Beausang May 25, 2018
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    Costco Promotes Paddle Safety

    Costco Magazine Features Leashes and PFDs Giving a hat tip to Costco – the warehouse retailer that often is the…

    Lisa Schell May 14, 2018
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    Safety on the Carolina Cup Graveyard Course

    How to have a Great Graveyard Course at the Carolina Cup When it comes to safety at Wrightsville Beach, Dave…

    Lisa Schell April 20, 2018
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    Safety Checklist for the Carolina Cup

    Safety Gear for Paddle Racing First time doing the Carolina Cup, or any race this year? Not sure what to…

    Lisa Schell April 11, 2018
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    Gear Overview: Knives for Paddling

    Knives for Paddling:  A good Idea I distinctly remember the first pocket knife my blade-obsessed father gave me.  It was…

    Lisa Schell January 9, 2018
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    Infographics: Leashes and PFDS

    Quick References for Key SUP Safety Gear The American Canoe and Kayak Association has come up with some handy infographics…

    Lisa Schell November 21, 2017
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    The Inland Paddler: Cold Weather Paddling is Here! Yay!

    Embrace Cold Weather Paddling! Okay. I am trying.  Really I am.  And I am about 75 percent more sincere about…

    Lisa Schell November 15, 2017
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    Safety: It Doesn’t Stop With SUPs

    A Safety Tale of Three Paddlers This summer, we wrote quite a bit about accidents involving paddlers who did not…

    Lisa Schell October 25, 2017
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    How To Video: Surf Ski Rescue

    Assisted Surf Ski Rescues Helping a fellow paddler is something we all will likely have to do at one point…

    Lisa Schell August 31, 2017
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